| Montego Bay Resort | |
|---|---|
| Location | West Wendover |
| Address | 100 Wendover Blvd West Wendover, NV 89883 |
| Opening date | 2002; 18 years ago |
| No. of rooms | 552 |
| Total gaming space | 40,000 |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Peppermill Casinos, Inc. |
| Website | wendoverfun.com |
The Montego Bay Casino and Resort is the newest, and largest hotel casino in Wendover, Nevada, with 552 rooms. It has the town's nicest, plushest poker room, a spacious sports book, slots, video poker machines, table games, etc. All total the casino floor space is 49,000 square feet, making it the second largest casino in Wendover. Montego Bay Casino is the newest casino in Wendover.
Montego Bay Resort is a hotel and casino located in West Wendover, Nevada. In addition to the Wendover Nugget, it is located right on the border line between Nevada and Utah just south of Interstate 80. This casino as well as Rainbow and the Peppermill are owned and operated by Peppermill Casinos, Inc.[1] Buy old poker machines australia.
History[edit]
From 1948 to 2002, the building before becoming the Montego Bay was previously called the A-1 Club, the Jim's Casino and the Silver Smith Casino.
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Coordinates: 40°44′11″N114°02′39″W / 40.736395°N 114.044208°W
| Wendover Nugget | |
|---|---|
| Location | West Wendover |
| Address | 101 Wendover Blvd West Wendover, NV 89883 |
| Opening date | 2004; 16 years ago |
| No. of rooms | 426 standard, 64 Suites |
| Total gaming space | 47,500 sq ft (4,410 m2) |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Maverick Gaming |
| Website | wendoverresorts.net |
Wendover Nugget is a hotel and casino located in West Wendover, Nevada. In addition to the Montego Bay Resort, it is located right on the border line between Utah and Nevada. There is a connecting skyway between the Nugget and the Montego Bay. Both establishments' buildings are almost directly abut the state line; their parking lots are in Utah.
History[edit]
Wendover Montego Bay Casino Hotel
The origins of the first building at this location dates back to 1926 when William 'Bill' Smith opened up a service station and then in 1931 expanded it when gambling became legal.[1] He then named it the Stateline Casino.[2]From 2002-2004 it was named the Stateline Nugget. Then after changing ownership in 2004, the casino was renamed to what is now called the Wendover Nugget.
On August 3, 2007, two people were involved in attempting to rob the casino. One was an employee of the casino.[3][4]
On October 14, 2007, Carlos Garcia-Castillijos was murdered. During a fight between him and his wife, two brothers intervened, and were suspected of killing Carlos. The two suspects in the case were apprehended by police in Utah.[5][6]
References[edit]
Nugget Wendover
- ^'Wendover Nugget Casino starts up in West Wendover'.
- ^'History of Casinos in West Wendover'.
- ^'KSL article attempted Robbery of Wendover Nugget'.
- ^'Attempted Robbery of Wendover Nugget'. Deseret News. August 3, 2007.
- ^'KSL article murder at Wendover Nugget'.
- ^'Elko Daily article murder at Wendover Nugget'.
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Coordinates: 40°44′08″N114°02′37″W / 40.735515°N 114.043542°W Victory casino jacksonville fl.
